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Alanites ✝
| Description | Alanites is a genus of extinct Triassic ammonoid cephalopods named by Shevyrev, 1968, found in association with Laboceras and Megaphyllites in Siberia and assigned to the ceratitid family Khvlaynitidae which is part of the Dinaritaceae. Its type is Alanites visendus . From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alanites, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Alanites | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ceratitida : Khvalynitidae : Alanites | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Alanites Shevyrev, 1968 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Trudy paleont. Inst. 119 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 247 - 242 Ma Triassic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 247 - 242 Ma Triassic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile (based on Ceratitida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | well-developed (based on Cephalopoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | carnivore (based on Ceratitida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Ceratitida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alanites |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Alanites costatus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | |
| Alanites laevis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | |
| Alanites mulleri ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | |
| Alanites obesus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | |
| Alanites visendus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1968 | Alanites Shevyrev |
| 1994 | Alanites Tozer p. 85 |
| 2002 | Alanites Sepkoski, Jr. |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
